Markell Pack decommits FSU for Ole Miss

Purvis, Miss., receiver Markell Pack decommitted from Florida State and is now pledged to Ole Miss.

Purvis, Miss., receiver Markell Pack decommitted from Florida State and is now pledged to Ole Miss. (CHRIS HAYS/ORLANDO SENTINEL)

Markell Pack, a wide receiver from Purvis, Miss., confirmed to the Sentinel Saturday afternoon that he has decommitted from his pledge to attend Florida State. The 6-foot-2, 180-pounder, is now committed to his home-state Ole Miss.

Pack, who is on a recruiting visit this weekend to Oxford for the Rebels game against Missouri, said he did not want to further comment on the situation during his trip to Ole Miss.

The decommit, which did not come as that much of a surprise to most of those who follow FSU recruiting, was announced Friday night.

Pack told the website RebelGrove.com, "I wanted to play for my home-state school. I like the coaches at Ole Miss. They're just good guys. They were fired up."

The decommitment comes at a time when the FSU class, which at one point was thought to be getting full, looks to be loosening up a bit, especially at receiver. The 'Noles will now be able to go after some big fish that have been mentioned as possible FSU targets at the position.

The only true receivers on the 2014 recruiting board for FSU are Orlando Lake Nona's Ryan Sousa and Homestead South Dade's C.J. Worton, the brother of UCF receiver J.J. Worton. FSU also has two-way star JoJo Robinson of Miami Northwestern committed to the class and he, too, can play receiver.

Targets thought to be on the FSU board are Malachi Dupre of New Orleans John Curtis; Josh Malone of Gallatin, Tenn.; Ermon Lane, a UF commit at Homestead High; and Travis Rudolph of West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman.